Yūbetsu (湧別町, Yūbetsu-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

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Yūbetsu 湧別町
Town
Yubetsu town hall
Flag Seal
Location of Yūbetsu in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Yūbetsu Location in Japan
Coordinates: 44°13′27″N 143°36′58″E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
District	Monbetsu
Area
• Total	505.74 km2 (195.27 sq mi)
Population  (February 28, 2021)
• Total	8,474
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.town.yubetsu.lg.jp

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As of February 2021, the town has an estimated population of 8,474. The total area is 505.74 km².

On October 1, 2009, the town of Kamiyūbetsu was merged into Yūbetsu; both are in Monbetsu District, Okhotsk Subprefecture.^[1]

Yūbetsu's mascots are Tupit (チューピット, Chūpitto) and Lip-chan (ツリーくん, Rippu-chan). They are mischievous tulip siblings who lived in the Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park.^[4]

• Tupit is a kikomachi tulip. He is 12 years old. He likes onsens and is a very good table tennis player.
• Lip-chan is a jacqueline tulip. She is 10 years old and Tupit's younger sister. She is a good reader and is good at studying the benefits of massage therapy.

Yūbetsu has been twinned with Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada, since 1998.